Since October, the municipality of Videix (Haute-Vienne) has recorded several thefts of telephone cables.
Thieves attracted by the copper of the wires stole more than 800 m of cables.
Each time, the inhabitants are deprived of a telecommunications network.
The criminals thus seized the gutters of the village church, reports France 3 Nouvelle Aquitaine.
There too, it was the metal that was sought after, to be resold at a good price later.
The consequences of these thefts are heavy for local residents.
Farmers in the village, for example, cannot operate the milking machines that require an Internet connection.
Many online administrative procedures are impossible because of the repeated interruptions of the link.
Several surrounding towns were also affected.
The Orange operator has restored the Internet connection to all households equipped in Videix.
An investigation was carried out and entrusted to the brigade of Saint-Junien and the gendarmerie of Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre (Haute-Vienne).
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